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Joburg on Edge | Workers fight to survive as DA warns of financial collapse in R10bn wage battle

Frustration, anger and desperation spilled into the streets of Johannesburg’s CBD as municipal workers shut down Pilchard Street, turning a wage dispute into a standoff over survival, politics and the city’s financial future. Scores of workers affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) gathered outside the Gauteng High Court on Thursday, rejecting the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) urgent bid to block the implementation of a more than R10 billion […]

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Police renew search for Joshlin Smith in Saldanha Bay

Police in the Western Cape have descended on Saldanha Bay as a renewed search gets underway for missing seven-year-old Joshlin Smith. K9 units are combing the area after new information from a community member suggested the child may still be alive. The then Grade 1 pupil disappeared from her home in Middelpos in February 2024. Her mother, Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Appollis, and their friend, Steveno van Rhyn, were later found guilty of kidnapping […]

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Dechmbeau leads LIV Golf SA going into weekend

Bryson DeChambeau will take the lead into the weekend at the LIV Golf tournament at Steyn City. The world number one fired a second round six-under-par 65 on Friday, adding to his opening 63, to sit at 14-under after two rounds of the first LIV Golf event on African soil. DeChambeau holds a two-shot lead over Spain’s David Puig, who shot a second round 64 to go with his opening […]

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Martial arts legend Chuck Norris dies at 86

The death of martial arts legend and actor, Chuck Norris, has sent shockwaves around the world, with tributes pouring in online. The actor died on Friday, at the age of 86, after a medical emergency in Kauai, Hawaii. A family member confirmed the legend's passing on his official social media accounts, expressing gratitude for his life and the memories they shared with him. "It is with heavy hearts that our […]

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Madlanga Commission | Nkosi under scrutiny over job applications, tenders and associations

The Madlanga commission has uncovered multiple job application receipt form, that Sergent Fannie Nkosi shared with Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Deputy Head, Umashi Dlamini in August last year. Nkosi allegedly obtained the documents from suspended MMC for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi. The commission noted that while the forms indicate a processing period of up to 12 weeks, Dlamini received them within just three weeks of submission. Nkosi […]

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Behind the spectacle | Young technicians power Africa’s biggest stage at Move Afrika

While thousands of fans prepare for the lights and music at Move Afrika this Friday, a quieter story is unfolding behind the scenes — that of young South Africans gaining experience in a high-pressure global production environment. YNews caught up with two rising technicians from the Gearhouse Youth Academy, whose work will be largely invisible to the crowd but is critical to the success of one of the continent’s most […]

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Over 300,000 unroadworthy vehicles raise Easter Road death fears

As millions prepare to hit the roads this Easter, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy, has raised alarm over a major safety risk - revealing that more than 300,000 public transport vehicles in South Africa are unroadworthy, heightening fears of a deadly combination of mechanical failure and human error during one of the busiest periods on the roads. Creecy made the remarks while launching the 2026 Easter Road Safety Campaign along the […]

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Nigerian King recognition in East London sparks constitutional concerns

  Legal expert, Elton Hart, says allowing the recognition of a Nigerian King in East London will create a parallel structure that falls outside South Africa’s constitutional framework. A viral video showing the crowning of a figure identified as Igwe Ndigbo Na East London, Chief Solomon Ogbonna Eziko, has triggered widespread reaction across social media. Hart argues that the king is not recognised in terms of the country's constitution. "So […]

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Broos slams CAF over Senegal AFCON decision

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos has, criticised the Confederation of African Football (CAF), accusing the body of inconsistency in its decision-making. Broos was reacting to the CAF Appeals Board’s controversial decision to strip Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, which they had won 1-0 against Morocco in a dramatic final on January 18. "What I can say is CAF have shown again there is no consistency in […]

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